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Posted: 5 Feb 2026
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Where to cycle: Pays de la Loire
Vélocéan bike route - Pénestin to Saint-Nazaire on the Atlantic Coast
Vélocéan is a short Atlantic Coast bike route that passes through seaside communities from Pénestin to Saint-Nazaire.
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La Régalante véloroute is a bike route that takes you 298km from Mont St Michel to Nantes.
Read moreMaps for mountain bike centres in France
Use these handy maps and resources to pinpoint where you want to mountain bike in France.
Read moreThe Way of St James: Alternative Routes
There are a number of smaller, less-travelled cycling routes through France to Santiago de Compostela – John Higginson has this overview
Read moreCycling hotel review: Première Classe Le Mans Centre Palais des Congrès
I stayed at the Première Classe Le Mans Centre Palais des Congrès after riding the Le Mans 24-Hour Sportive. Here's what I thought of it.
Read moreCycling La Sarthe à Vélo
We sent Jacqui and Adrian Brown off on La Sarthe à Vélo to check out one of France's lesser known cycling networks. Here are their daily reports.
Read moreBike routes in the Vendée
The Vendée in the Pays-de-la-Loire has released a booklet of cycling routes across the department, writes Lynette Eyb.
Read moreCycling the Loire: Sancerre to St Nazaire
On his Loire bicycle ride, John Higginson cycles the prestigious chateaux country from Sancerre to St Nazaire
Read moreCycling the Loire: Le Puy en Velay to Sancerre
Cycling the Loire is one of the great bike routes in France. John Higginson pedals the section from Le Puy en Velay to Sancerre
Read moreBike hire in Nantes
Reader Q&A: Our latest reader query came in this week asking where to find bike rental in Nantes.
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